Blake Snell beat just about every opponent he faced during his dazzling 2018 breakthrough season.
For the next week, the conversation will be whether the Rays left-hander will finish ahead of Cleveland's Corey Kluber and Houston's Justin Verlander for the American League Cy Young Award.
"I felt like I made a very good case pitching in the AL East, it's not easy, who I had to face, all that,'' Snell said Monday night. "I was confident I was going to be (a finalist). For it to be final, to be in the top three, that's awesome. Now I've just got to wait until Nov.